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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4955076, member: 9844"] Flexibility, strategic substitutions, and even maximizing substitutions from a rest standpoint, was not possible this season because of injuries and a short rotation. Many of the tools a coach normally has were missing this year. Geno many times said something along the line of this is what we have, and this is who we are. We didn't have a big team, a defensive eraser at the rim, and had to apply tremendous pressure on the perimeter while staying out of foul trouble. We didn't have many plan B's, and our substitutions had to be more managing minutes for rest than strategic. It's hard with 7, but with 6 you have to take out some players before they are tired, and others too late when they are gassed because you frequently have to substitute one player at a time. The second sub doesn't happen until the first out is ready to go back in etc. That is a tremendous handicap. The ability to run and press all game if you want to, is an option we thought we would have for several years, but injuries took that away. Even just the expectation that all players can go all out every minute they are on the court is a major plus. Then the ability to craft a unit that stresses whatever traits are most needed at the time. All of those things are good, but what you potentially lose is the continuity of units that are very familiar with each other, and maybe some team chemistry. Having versatile players that can play more than one position, and are both good and willing passers, should make a big rotation work for us. Even our incoming players are good at that, with Morgan and Sarah being very versatile and very good passers too, and Allie being a willing one. Geno has had his hands tied behind his back for several years. With a little luck he will have tremendous options this next season with 10 or 11 players getting regular rotation minutes, all able to go 100% while they are out there, pressing when needed, and not being paranoid about every player who gets in foul trouble. A refreshing change from the last few seasons! [/QUOTE]

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